On the possibility of justice in commercial society according to Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith
Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith stand on opposite sides regarding their appraisal of commercial society. The citizen of Geneva is known as one of its most harsh critiques, whereas the Scottish philosopher is considered as one of its main advocates. However, both authors coincide on one aspect:...
- Autores:
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Hurtado Prieto, Jimena
- Tipo de recurso:
- Work document
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2016
- Institución:
- Universidad de los Andes
- Repositorio:
- Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/8656
- Acceso en línea:
- http://hdl.handle.net/1992/8656
- Palabra clave:
- Adam Smith
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Justice
Commercial society
Self-love
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques - 1712-1778 - Pensamiento económico
Smith, Adam - 1723-1790 - Pensamiento económico
Justicia social
Sociedad de consumo
Filosofía de la economía
B12, B31
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
| Summary: | Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Adam Smith stand on opposite sides regarding their appraisal of commercial society. The citizen of Geneva is known as one of its most harsh critiques, whereas the Scottish philosopher is considered as one of its main advocates. However, both authors coincide on one aspect: justice is the main pillar of any society. In this text, I explore this point in order to advance our understanding about the contrast between these two major figures. |
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